Sports
March 20, 2017

Scores, news and more: NCAA women's college basketball

Twins
March 20, 2017
Twins pitcher Justin Haley gave up four earned runs on five hits and one walk in two innings of work Sunday against the Red Sox, his former organizati

Twins' Rule 5 pick takes beating from former team

Twins pitcher Justin Haley gave up four earned runs on five hits and one walk in two innings of work Sunday against the Red Sox, his former organization.
Twins
March 20, 2017
Puerto Rico's Kennys Vargas pounded his chest as he made his way towards home plate after hitting a two-run home run during the ninth inning of a seco

Twins' day at camp: It will be tricky for Vargas to land roster spot

Kennys Vargas hasn't played much for Puerto Rico in the WBC while ByungHo Park has batted .387 and looks like the man to beat as the Twins designated hitter.
Twins
March 20, 2017
Twins second baseman Brian Dozier

Souhan: After trade talk, Dozier wants to take game to another level

When the new Twins bosses discussed trades of second baseman Brian Dozier this winter, Dozier sought refuge at a rural cabin two hours from his Mississippi home.
Gophers
March 20, 2017

Minnesota Scene: St. Thomas center Langer named Division III's top women player

Kaitlin Langer led the Tommies to a 31-1 record and an appearance in the national semifinals, where they fell 60-57 to Tufts. Langer averaged 19.3 points and 8.8 rebounds
Wolves
March 20, 2017
Omri Casspi

Wolves expected to sign forward Casspi

With Nemanja Bjelica lost for the season, the Timberwolves will sign veteran free-agent forward Omri Casspi — a similarly sized player who can do many of the same things — for the season's final 13 games.
Sports
March 20, 2017
United midfielder Rasmus Schuller (20) made tighter defense a priority against forward Kevin Doyle and the Colorado Rapids.

Heath acknowledges improvement after United's 2-2 draw

United gave up both of its goals in Saturday's 2-2 draw with Colorado Rapids on defensive mistakes, but the Loons' coach saw progress following two lopsided losses.
Wild
March 20, 2017
The Wild's Jason Pominville has struggled of late, a difficult stretch since the team's bye. And this was after he caught, and recovered from, the mum

Wild's bold moves include Jason Pominville sitting

For the first time since Jason Pominville joined the Wild, he was a healthy scratch -- one of several things tried in Sunday's loss at Winnipeg.
Gophers
March 20, 2017

NCAA men's hockey tournament bracket

The Gophers play Notre Dame at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in the Northeast Region; Minn. Duluth faces Ohio State at 5:30 p.m. Friday in the West Region.
Gophers
March 20, 2017
Justin Kloos (left) and the Gophers received the No. 1 seed in the Northeast Regional and will play Notre Dame in the first round of the NCAA hockey t

Gophers get top seed in region, will play Notre Dame in NCAA hockey

The only other in-state team to make the tournament was Minnesota Duluth, the No. 1 seed in the West Regional in Fargo and No. 2 seed overall.
Wolves
March 20, 2017
Wolves aspirations and spirits sink after loss in New Orleans

Wolves aspirations and spirits sink after loss in New Orleans

Not long after they had won seven of 11 games largely by holding opponents to fewer than 100 points, the Wolves are coming home after an 0-3 road trip.
Outdoors
March 20, 2017
Lac qui Parle counts are some of the highest historically in Minnesota, according to the birding group, Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. Lac qui Parle

Going to the nth degree: Inside Minnesota's Christmas Bird Count

Volunteer birders are the backbone of the annual survey — the Christmas Bird Count — providing mountains of data.

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